Thomas Cowen is a Microsoft MVP and Technical Architect at Pax8, focused on helping managed service providers build mature, scalable and commercially viable Azure practices. His work spans cloud architecture, governance, security, pre-sales, operational maturity and technical enablement, with particular expertise across Microsoft Azure, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft 365 and AI.

He is the author of 9to5Azure, where he shares practical technical guidance, architecture insights and real-world experiences from across the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. Thomas also creates community tools and resources, speaks at Microsoft community events, and was named Best Blogger at the Microsoft UK Community Awards 2025, as well as a finalist for Community Rising Star.